(June 5, 2018) — The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) has been designated by the National Security Agency (NSA) as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Operations Fundamental (CAE-Cyber Operations) for 2018 through 2023. The designation recognizes UTSA’s ability to thoroughly prepare workforce-ready professionals to protect the nation’s information infrastructure.
“The designation of CAE for Cyber Operations is a major accomplishment for the Computer Science program and UTSA’s cyber initiative,” said Rajendra Boppana, professor of the UTSA Department of Computer Science who oversees cyber operations. “To meet the requirements and to achieve the designation, we have introduced and taught more than six new courses in the last three years. We also introduced a new Cyber Operations Track which is expected to be available in the fall of 2018.”
Boppana says the designation attests to the quality and breadth of the undergraduate computer science program at UTSA and establishes UTSA Computer Science as one of the top programs in cyber…
